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Read to Me Corner 1
Jr. High Entrance
Picture Book Reading and Storytelling
All Ages |
Read to Me Corner 2
Room E106
Picture Book Reading and Storytelling
All Ages |
Busy Bookworms
Room E112
Workshops and
Hands-on Activities
Pre-K - 6th Grade |
Tween Time
Room W105
Presentations, Book-Talks and Workshops
Ages 10 -14 |
Just for Teens
and Adults
Room W109
Panel Discussions with the Authors
Teens & Adults |
Presentation Place 1
Room W102
Presentations and Discussions:
All Ages |
Presentation Place 2
Library
Presentations and Discussions
All Ages |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Author Tables and Exhibitors Open |
Rose Kent
You Can Do It
Too!
Turning a Story Idea Into a Published Book |
10:30-
11:00 |
Iza Trapani
Froggie Went A-Courtin'
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Rufus and Friends - School Days
Ages PK - 8 |
Kyra Teis
Magic Flute
Ages PK - 8 |
Olugmesola Rhuday-Perkovich
DIY Superhero/Writing For Change
Creating Your Superhero Self
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Naomi Zucker
Quite A Character |
10:30 - 11:15 Graphic Novels & Supernatural Trends
Amanda Marrone
Barbara Slate
MJ Caraway
Ryan Sias
11:15 - 12:00
Common Ground: Connecting Teens through Books & Music
Megan Frazer
Michelle Zink
Danielle Joseph
MaryRose Wood |
Alan Katz
The World and Works of
Alan Katz:
Songs, Poems, Picture Books, Trivia, and More
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Loree Burns
Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe: Introduction to the World of a Honey Bee Colony |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Michelle Knudsen
Library Lion
Ages PK - 7 |
Susanna Hill
Punxsutawney Phyllis
Ages PK - 8 |
Nancy Furstinger
Why I'd Rather Date My Dog
Writing About A Pet |
D. Dina Friedman
Writing Historical Fiction or Holocaust Literature |
Da Chen
How to Write A YA Novel
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Bruce Hiscock
Travel Through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with Bruce Hiscock |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Leslie Kimmelman
Mind Your Manners
Ages PK - 7 |
Alexandra Siy
Cars On Mars
Ages 6+ |
Barbara Lehman
Comic Drawing Workshop
Wordless picture books, telling a story with illustrations and comics |
Jeannine Atkins
Writing Poems Together
Participants will be given prompts to write their own poems |
Sylvie Kantorovitz
Watch an Illustrator
at Work:
You Decide Her Assignment
|
Nancy Castaldo
Happy Earth Day
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day through this interactive presentation |
| 12:00-12:30 |
Eve Feldman
Sponsored by
Claverack Library
Billy & Milly,
Short & Silly
All Ages |
Kathy Troidle Jackson
White Dog Haikus and Things We Learned From Our Westie
Ages 5+ |
Jerry Craft
Cartooning Workshop
Step-by-step instructions on how to create your own cartoon characters |
Coleen Murtagh Paratore
A Conversation with Coleen (Author of the "Willa" Books, soon to be a movie) |
12:00 - 12:45
Writing and Publishing for Teens with a Focus on Writing Female Characters
Daphne Grab
Siobhan Vivian
Aimee Ferris
Ellen Jenson Abbott
12:45-1:30
Writing for Teens: Focus on Boys
Peter Marino
Jan Cheripko
Jennifer Hubbard |
Pam Allyn
What to Read When:
Finding the Perfect Book for All of the Milestones in Your Child's Life |
Richard Copley
Civil War 3-D Photography: 19th Century Stereographs, Cameras and Viewers |
| 12:30-1:00 |
Karen Beil
Jack's House
Mooove Over
Fire In Their Eyes: Wild Fires & the People Who
Fight Them
Ages PK - 12 |
Michael Bowman
Spirit of Whiteface
Ages 11+ |
Marc Tyler Nobleman
The Language of Cartoons
Reading cartoons is like solving a mystery; Cartoon humor and special effects
Grade 3 to adult |
Lea Wait
Bringing the Past To Life |
Kathleen Duble
What a Character! Author, Audience and Wacky Costumes Make Characters Come Alive |
Anita Sanchez
Let's Make History: Tombstones, Journals, Maps and Actual Documents Prove That History is Never Dull |
| 1:00-1:30 |
John Farrell
Singer, Songwriter, Author
Auditorium |
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| 1:30-2:00 |
Susanne Bloom
Splendid Friend, Indeed
Treasure
Ages 2+ |
Eric Velasquez
Grandma's Records
Ages 7+ |
Stephen Tomecek
"The Dirtmeister"
Science Around
the House Simple Science demos you can do with "dirt cheap" household items
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John Grandits
Concrete Poetry: Poetry that Takes Shape |
1:30 - 2:15
Writing about Social/Political Issues
Lyn Miller Lachman
Neesha Memminger
Sarah Darer Littman
Zetta Elliott
2:15 - 3:00
Working with
a Critique Group
Jo Knowles
Eric Luper
Ann Haywood Leal |
Richard Michelson
Fact or Fiction:
How Much of Each Belongs in a Story? |
David Kelly
Lessons From Babe Ruth and Baseball: Explore What It Takes to Succeed in Baseball and Life |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Alyssa Capucilli
Biscuit
Katy Duck is a Caterpillar
Ages 2 - 7 |
Lynne Barasch
First Come the Zebra
Ages PK - 9 |
Nick Bruel
Bad Kitty
Coming up with ideas for books |
Seymour Simon
Sponsored by
Claverick Library
Read and Answer Questions From My Books |
Jason Edwards
Storytelling Through Children's Theatre;
No reading/writing skills required |
Hudson Talbott
River of Dreams:
The Story of the Hudson River |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Marguerite Davol
Black, White, Just Right
Ages PK - 6 |
Kate Feiffer
The Wild Wild Inside: A View From Mommy's Tummy
Ages PK - 8 |
Kathy Ceceri
Boomerang Myths From Australia
Why do boomerangs fly; Make an Indoor Boomerang |
Barbara Dee
Finding the Right Voice in Tween Fiction |
Lois Miner Huey
What is Archaeology?
Finding sites, excavations, lab work & analysis |
Laurie Calkhoven
Daniel At The Siege of Boston 1776: What Was Boston Like in the Revolution |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Daniel Mahoney
The Saturday Escape
A Really Good Snowman
Ages PK - 8
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Anne Broyles
Priscilla and the Hollyhocks
Shy Halloween
Ages PK - 10 |
Charise Harper
How to Make a One Page Zine (Comic)
Just like Grace, make your own little comic |
Mark Shulman
Non-Fiction Can Be Fun - and Funny.
Learn interesting ways to present the facts - without even making anything up |
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Melanie Hall
Would You Like To Be An Illustrator? The Fine Art of Illustrating: Demonstrating Mixed Media |
Katie Davis
Draw A Story: Interactive Storytelling and Drawing |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Author Tables and Exhibitors Open |
